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Matthew Sadler: “Since the coming Olympiad is soon to start in Budapest, it seemed fun to take a look at the official opening of that fine city! This series of 8 videos looks at the ideas behind the Budapest Gambit and dives into the creative engine recommendations for White against it. This fourth video looks at the systems that great players such as Smyslov and Spassky came up with to deal with the danger of Black’s “floating” minor pieces on c5 and e5!”

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Hans Niemann is in London to face Nikita Vitiugov, the top English chess players. Niemann – Vitiugov will consist of 6 classical (two per day), 6 rapid, and 12 blitz games. All games live here

In game 4 Niemann did not manage to use white’s advantage and the game finished in a short 27 moves draw.

Hans Niemann – Nikita Vitiugov game 4

Hans Niemann is in London to face Nikita Vitiugov, the top English chess players. Niemann – Vitiugov will consist of 6 classical (two per day), 6 rapid, and 12 blitz games. All games live here

In game 3 the score was draw again, leaving Niemann 1 point ahead in the standings.

Nikita Vitiugov – Hans Niemann game 3

Hans Niemann is in London to face Nikita Vitiugov, the top English chess players. Niemann – Vitiugov will consist of 6 classical (two per day), 6 rapid, and 12 blitz games. All games live here

In game 2 Niemann and Vitiugov made a 50 moves draw after a sharp game.

Hans Niemann – Nikita Vitiugov game 2

The FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 will be a 14 games match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh D to determine the World Chess Champion. The match is scheduled to take place between November 23 and December 15, 2024, with Singapore hosting the match.

Mahdi Gholami Orimi is the winner of the strong open chess tournament Spilimbergo 2024. IM Mahdi Gholami Orimi finished with 7,0/9, the same points but better tiebreak than GM Marcin Tazbir and IM Kundu Kaustuv.

The rating favorite Daniel Dardha shared 4th position with Pier Luigi Basso, Oskar Wieczorek, Marius Fromm, Mattia Pegno, Pawel Sowinski, Azer Mirzoev, Edoardo di Benedetto, and Irakli Akhvlediani.

WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants. Full information / All games live

This is the game Stavroula Tsolakidou – R Vaishali from round 1 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Stavroula Tsolakidou – R Vaishali, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants. Full information / All games live

This is the game Alina Kashlinskaya – Alexandra Kosteniuk from round 1 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Kashlinskaya – Kosteniuk, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

The North American Junior Chess 2024 is taking place 14 – 18 August in Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre, Alberta, Canada. A total of 124 players participate in the open section and 36 in the girls section. Top seeded players are Liran Zhou, Jason Liang, Laurie Qiu, Samrug Sarayanan, Sahana Aravindakshan, Jonathan Han, Chloe Gaw, etc. The event is 9 Rounds Swiss System, Game in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move starting from Move 1.

Spilimbergo 2024 is taking place from 9–15 August 2024 in Spilimbergo, Italy. Top players include Daniel Dardha, Sabino Brunello, Pier Luigi Basso, Alberto David, Mahdi Gholami, Marcin Tazbir, etc. Live games will be daily on Chessdom